Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery Operating Room - RN

Mayo Clinic•Jacksonville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Neurosurgery Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team and OR activities to provide optimum perioperative nursing care. The RN may be asked to scrub as needed and functions as the patient's advocate. The Jacksonville hospital has 34 operating rooms, including an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite, and uses modern equipment and advanced technologies. The RN coordinates nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care. Within Mayo's Nursing Care Model and the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the RN plans, implements, evaluates, and communicates all phases of nursing care for assigned patients; supports professional nursing practice across settings and the continuum of care; and provides leadership through precepting, other leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates care in consideration of staff skill and experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources. The role also calls for strong communication, mentoring, and teaching, and may involve committee or project participation. The role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship requires state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification. Applicants without OR experience may consider the Periop 101 program; the next cohort date is TBD and may be in early or mid-2027.

Requirements

Graduate of a nursing program.
Current RN license in accordance with applicable state requirements.
Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire, maintained thereafter.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience working in a team environment.
Computer skills.
Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.
Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations in the work setting.
Demonstrated leadership, effective communication, and excellent critical-thinking skills.
Additional specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.
Associate degree or diploma nurses hired into the Department of Nursing with an RN start date after April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of completing a baccalaureate nursing degree from an accredited program within five years from the last day of the month of their RN start date.
Entry-level associate degree RNs with an RN start date before April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of completing a baccalaureate nursing program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at hire.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing; preferred but not required.
One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting.
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems.
Applicants without OR experience may consider the Periop 101 program.

Responsibilities

Circulate and coordinate the surgical team and operating room activities.
Provide optimum perioperative nursing care and advocate for the patient; scrub as needed.
Coordinate nursing care, including direct care, patient and family education, and transitions of care.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
Support nursing practice across practice settings and the continuum of care.
Provide leadership through precepting, leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
Delegate patient care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
Mentor and teach, and potentially participate in committees or projects.